Yangkam language

Yàŋkàm^[2]
Yàŋkàm
Person	Yàŋkàm
People	aYaŋkam
Language	Yàŋkàm

Yangkam
Yangkam
Bashar
Yàŋkàm
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Plateau State
Native speakers	(100 cited 1996)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Tarokoid Yangkam; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bsx
Glottolog	yang1290
ELP	Yangkam

Yangkam (Yankam), or Bashar (Basherawa), is a moribund Plateau language of Nigeria.^[3] It is located to the west of Bashar town in Plateau State.

Yangkam-speaking villages are Tukur, Bayar, Pyaksam, and Kiram.^[4] All speakers are elderly, with a total of approximately 400 fluent speakers remaining.^[2]

References

^ Yangkam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
^ Blench, Roger. 2006. The Yangkam language of Central Nigeria and its affinities. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
^ Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.

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[e18-1] Yangkam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[BlenchAtlas4-2] Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

[3] Blench, Roger. 2006. The Yangkam language of Central Nigeria and its affinities. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

[4] Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.

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